Inside a Nuclear Control Room

By David Levin

Posted 03.29.11

NOVA

To prepare for the grave responsibility of operating a nuclear power plant, engineers at the Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts spend hundreds of hours each year training at a nearby simulator. It features an exact replica of the plant's control room, down to every detail in the lights, buttons, labels, and audio signals. In the following high-resolution Gigapan image, get a glimpse of how workers at the actual plant monitor its operation and safety.

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